Irish Top RedHawks Outdoors in Hockey City Classic

9:56 PM,
Feb. 17, 2013

Freshman Kevin Morris scores Miami?s lone goal Sunday.

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Peter Marx
Courtesy of Miami University Athletics

CHICAGO - Miami University battled Notre Dame until the very end, but came up just short as it fell, 2-1, Sunday afternoon in the OfficeMax Hockey City Classic at Soldier Field in front of 52,051 people. It was Miami's first outdoor hockey game in program history.

"Playing outside in front of over 50,000 people was a great experience," said senior captain and Vernon Hills (Chicago suburb) native Steven Spinell. "It was definitely great to be a part of this." McKay added, "It was something I'll remember for a very long time." Despite the loss, MU still sits in first place in the CCHA, two points ...